(Workshop) Level 1 Surfing Instructor

Bude Surf Lifesaving Club, Crooklets Rd,  
Crooklets Beach, Bude Cornwall EX23 8NE

Free parking at the venue.  May pay a small fee depending on time of year. 

The course is delivered over 2 days.  It’s the ideal way to get qualified.

At the same time, you can also complete the SLSGB Surf Coach Safety Rescue course (3 days) and you will have completed all the courses to become an ASI Surfing Instructor. 

Early bird rate is available if you enrol and pay in advance.

COURSE SCHEDULE    
Level 1 Surfing Instructor                          
Sat-Sun. 26-27 June 2021.   9am to 5pm  (2 days)

HOSTING
Freewave Surf Academy are providing local support for the ASI Surfing Instructor workshops, providing a wealth of local area knowledge.  

PRACTICAL HOURS
Freewave Surf Academy can also provide on-the-job practical hours experience.

SURF RESCUE /  FIRST AID COURSE
Complete your surf rescue and first aid qualifications at the same time. 

SLSGB Surf Coach Safety Rescue course (3 days)- combined first aid and rescue
Course information
Mon-Wed. 28-30 June 2021.  9am to 5pm  (3 days)

Delivered by ASI Trainer:  Robin Ross 
Email:  Robin@freewavetraining.co.uk
Ph mobile: +44 7870 472 448

Robin Ross  Biography

Ph mobile: ++44 7870 472 448
Email:  training@academyofsurfing.com

ASI Instructor Training Centre:  Freewave Surf Academy

​Edgcombe B&B.  0.5 miles / 5 min walk to training venue.  website 
Premier Inn.  0.8 miles / 10 min walk to training venue.  website
North Shore Bude Backpackers.  1.2 miles / 10 mins drive / 25 minute walk to training venue.   website    
Tommy Jacks. 0.2 miles/ 3 min walk to training venue  website
The Beach at Bude. 0.5 miles / 5 min walk to training venue. website
Surf Haven B&B. 0.5 miles / 5 min walk to training venue. website

CLOSEST AIRPORT

Newquay Airport 
43 miles to Bude.  1 hr drive. (car or taxi)

Exeter Airport   
62 miles to Bude.   1 hr 15 min drive (car or taxi).

Bristol Airport
122 miles to Bude. 
By car or taxi.  2 hrs 40 mins drive.  
By bus, approx 3.5 hours.  
Various options  http://www.rome2rio.com/s/Bude/Bristol-Airport-BRS

London Heathrow Airport
210 miles.  4 hours drive to Bude. 

CLOSEST TRAIN STATION:

Exeter St Davids
1 hr 30 mins drive. 
Bus service from rail station: to Bude in town. X9 bus.  
Approx. 1 hr 45 mins.   Search time tables: Exeter Devon to Bude

Bristol
2 hours drive.  Bus service. 

Bodmin
50 mins drive.   No bus service. 

CLOSEST BUS STATION 

Bude, The Strand (in town).    

Please bring the following equipment: 

• Fibreglass surfboard to demonstrate surfing skills
• Surf clothing

If you are travelling and don't have your surfboard or surf gear, you can hire it from Freewave Surf Academy.  Please contact Robin in advance to ensure availability.  
Email:   robin@freewavesurfacademy.co.uk
Ph mobile: +44 7870 472 448

Bude is a small sea-side resort town in North Cornwall, about 4 hours drive south west from London.   

It has a buzzing surf culture and was also the site of the first lifesaving club in the UK.

Bude has some of the best surfing beaches in the UK, with good surfing conditions year round.  It is recommended by Marine Conservation Society 2010 for good water quality.

Beaches include: 

Summerleaze, Crooklets and 'middle' beach, are all within the town

Widemouth Bay is a few miles south of the town and offers a long, wide sandy beach

Sandymouth Beach is owned by the National Trust, and has spectacular cliffs and rock formations with shingle below the cliffs and a large expanse of sand at low tide. 

There are also a number of other coves and beaches to be found and explored in the local area.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bude